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implicative

Meanings
  • adjective, noun

    Expressing or suggesting something that is not explicitly stated but can be inferred from what is said or done.

    - "The implicative nature of his tone suggested that he was hiding something."
    - "The implicative meaning of the text was not immediately clear."
    - "The detective relied on implicatives to solve the case."
    - "The implicative consequences of the policy were not considered."
Rhymes
Words rhyming with implicative
complicative , repplicative
Homophones
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  1. Implicate (en) : To involve or incriminate someone in a crime or wrongdoing.

  2. Implicit (en) : Something that is not explicitly stated but is understood or inferred.

Variants
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implication , implications , implicative , implicatively , implicativeness , implicativenesses
Etymology
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From the Latin word 'implicare' meaning 'to involve' or 'to entangle'.

Trivia
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  1. The word 'implicative' is not commonly used in everyday language, but is more commonly found in academic and technical contexts.

  2. The term 'implicative' was first used in linguistics in the 1930s.

  3. The study of implicative language is an important area of research in fields such as artificial intelligence and natural language processing.

Related Concepts
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  1. Implicit bias: A type of bias that is not conscious or deliberate, but is instead unconscious and automatic, and can affect decision-making and interpersonal interactions.

  2. Implicit learning: A type of learning that occurs unconsciously, through observation and experience, rather than through explicit instruction.

Quotes
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  1. … the astronomer Edwin Hubble found that the universe is expanding, and by "implication" must have originated a finite time ago in an explosion popularly called the big bang.

    - Paul Davies,{it}The New Physics{/it},1989

  2. … the power of ideas to transform the world is itself accelerating. Although people readily agree with this observation when simply stated, very few people truly appreciate its profound "implications".

    - Ray Kurzweil,{it}Curious Minds{/it},(2004) 2005

  3. … but whereas Updike and Roth work to establish connection and coherence in the face of time's chaos, DeLillo is an artist of diffusion and dispersal, of "implication" and missing information.

    - A. O. Scott,{it}New York Times Book Review{/it},21 May 2006
Culture
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Implicative language is commonly used in literature, particularly in works of mystery and suspense. It can also be found in political speeches and diplomacy, where the meaning is not always clear without further interpretation.

How to Memorize "implicative"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a complex web of interconnected ideas, with the implicative concept at the center. Visualize how each idea is connected to the others, and how the meaning is inferred from the connections.
    - Imagine a detective piecing together clues to solve a mystery. The implicative concept is like the clues that suggest a deeper meaning, but are not explicitly stated.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'implicative' with the idea of hidden meanings or inferred meanings.
    - Associate the word 'implicative' with the idea of a complex web of interconnected ideas.
    - Associate the word 'implicative' with the idea of a detective piecing together clues to solve a mystery.

  3. mnemonics

    - Create a mnemonic phrase such as 'Implicit is a hint, it suggests what's not in sight'.
    - Create a mnemonic acronym such as I'M PLICIT: Implicitly Making Perceived Links Inferring Connections and Interpreting Them.

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